Hometeam: Gorcyznski makes Sutton's first Thanksgiving game a win

Thursday

Nov 28, 2013 at 11:40 PM

By Cameron Tieuli, CORRESPONDENT

BLACKSTONE — It may have been his first Thanksgiving game, but Sutton senior captain Zachary Gorcyzynski sure had the formula for success. "We always try to be a physical football team," the senior captain said after the Sammies ground up Blackstone-Millville, 41-14, in a matchup of first-year varsity programs. "We want to hit hard every single play."

The Sammies found comfort in doing just that on this cold, windy morning and ended the season 5-5. BMR finished 2-9.

"It's finally great to have our own team and to win for our town on Thanksgiving," said the 5-foot-9, 160-pound Gorcyzynski, who scored one of Sutton's six touchdowns and was stellar on defense.

Sophomore Tommy Mooney had two rushing touchdowns and sophomore Matthew McGovern ran for a score and caught a touchdown pass from freshman QB Tucker Haerle.

Junior Ty Hemingway added a score as Sutton controlled from start to finish.

It was 6-0 after one quarter, 22-0 at the half, and 35-0 after three.

"Our guys aren't used to waking up to play at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving, but we did a good job of setting that aside and setting the tone early," Sutton coach Ryan Dailey said. "At times during the year, our offensive and defensive lines have played very strong, and I thought we were really able to impose our will today."

Sutton only listed nine seniors on its roster and an underclassmen-driven attack scored 83 total points in its final two games, including a 41-32 victory over Quaboag on Nov. 15.

It was too late to affect the outcome in this one, but Blackstone-Millvile created some positive momentum for 2014 by scoring the game's final 14 points.

Sophomore Ben Gallant broke through for a 62-yard touchdown run.

Senior captain John Savoie followed with a 7-yard TD run — his fifth of the season — and the Chargers ended the scoring with a safety.

"Right now it's a size and strength issue for us," Chargers coach Steve Silva said. "Sutton certainly had more of both than we did.

"I told our guys, we know we're not the fastest or the biggest or the strongest, but you have to take pride in our toughness," Silva said. "I think that everyone that watched us play knows we fought hard all the way to final whistle. That's a great starting point for a program."